The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says re-run and bye-elections may be held across the country next February.  This is according to the Chairman of the electoral body Mahmood Yakubu who spoke at a meeting with political parties. “With regard to the bye-elections,…

After weeks of dramatic twists in Rivers State, the political gladiators in the oil-rich South-South state reached a truce on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance Governor Siminalayi Fubara and…

The Rivers State political crisis deepened further on Thursday as six commissioners loyal to ex-governor Nyesom Wike resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This was as the two factions of the split state House of Assembly held separate sittings on Thursday.…

The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. Reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom governor collapsed during the event and had to be…

Absurdities in the oil-rich Rivers State continued yesterday with Governor Siminalayi Fubara signing into law the 2024 Appropriation Bill, barely 24 hours after it was presented to the State House of Assembly – the fastest ever in the country. The 2024 budget of…

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, has assured commercial tricycle operators that his men would protect them from extortionists, touts and other criminal elements. Adeoye gave the assurance when the Anambra State Keke Drivers’ Forum (AKDF), led by Comrade Osita Obi, paid…

Intrigues continue to trail the political crisis in Rivers State as the state House of Assembly Complex was on Wednesday demolished. This was as Governor Siminalayi Fubara presented the N800bn 2024 budget estimates to the Edison Ehie-led group at the Government House the same moment the…

Barely a few days after berating his aides over what he described as poor misrepresentation of his administration, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. In a statement on Thursday,…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ambassador Desmond Akawor to serve as a Federal Commissioner of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The confirmation is subject to the approval of the Senate, the presidential spokesman said in a statement…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja has reversed the sack of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule by the State Election Petitions Tribunal in its judgment delivered on October 2. Delivering judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam, held that the Tribunal was legally…